Railway-tie.



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RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION IILEU'AUG. 4, 1911.

1,026,968. Patented May 21, 191 2.

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RAILWAY TIE.

APPLIUATION FILED AUG.4,1911.

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INVENTOR W1 T/VESSES Af/omej SHOUIBEL C. TURNER, OF PARKERSBURG, WESTVIRGINIA.

RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 4, 1911.

Patented May 21, 1912.

Serial No. 642,312.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SHoUnnL C. TURNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Parkersbur in the count-y of \Vood and State of'VlFestVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRailway-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to crossties for railway road beds and likepurposes, and the object in view is to provide a tie of steel, concrete,or other durable and permanent material which will withstand the roughusages incident to railway traffic, the ravages of the elements, and thedisintegrating effects of attacks from insects, fire and decay, therebynot only elfecting a great economy in the renewal of ties but also inthe time and labor consumed in laying and repairing the track.

' The primary object in view, however, is to provide a tie that can beeasily and quickly placed in position without employing spikes or othersuch means for securing rails in their proper position with respect tothe ties, thereby saving time and labor as well as wear and tear on thetie.

Another object of my invention is to provide in combination with a steelor concrete railway tie, removable base plates or chairs on which therails are adapted to normally rest.

A still further object of my invention is to provide means for lockingthe above referred to base lates or chairs and rails into operativeposition upon the tie by means of transversely arranged key members.

Another object of my invention is to provide within the said tie hollowchambers and blocks adapted to be removably adjusted therein for thepurpose of uniting with the base plates or chairs and keys to lock thesaid rail upon the tie.

A further object of my invention is to provide incombination with a tieand the elements above referred to, means whereby water may be allowedto flow from one side of the track to the other through said tie. Thismeans is accomplished by having a conduit or water duct extending thelength of the tie.

A further object of this invent-ion is to provide means for resilientlysupporting the rails in their adjusted position upon the tie. This meansis efiected by substituting a block of wood or other partially resilientmaterial for that of steel or iron.

Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters areemployed to in dicate corresponding parts throughout the several views,Figure 1, illustrates in side elevation a portion of my tie showing asection of a rail in position thereon, Fig. 2, is a transverse sectionalelevation of Fig. 1, Fig. 3, is'a top plan view of a section of a tieshowing a rail in adjusted position thereon, Fig. 4, is a side elevationof the whole tie with rails mounted thereon, Fig. 5, is an end View ofmy tie, Fig. 6, is a section on line aa, of Fig. 2, Fig. 7, is across-section on line b?), of Fig. 1. Fig. 8, illustrates in perspectiveone of the block members on which the base plates or chairs are adaptedto rest, Fig. 9, illustrates in perspective the base plates or chairs,and Fig. 10, illustrates one of the key members.

Briefly stated, my tie comprises a body portion 1, having terminallyarranged recesses 2, formed therein, and overlying lugs or abutments 3.These lugs or abutments 3, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3, of theaccompanying drawings, overlie and partially close the top of therecesses 2, and are integral with the body portion of the tie 1. Saidlugs are provided with jaws 3, into which rail supporting lugs 8,hereinafter referred to, are adapted to be locked. Base plates or railchairs 4, having depending legs 5, and a recessed surface 6, adapted toreceive the rails 7, and lugs 8, swiveled thereon, as illustrated inFig. 9, are provided. Said base plates or chair 4, are adapted to beprojected into recesses 2, and are supported against the abutments 3, byblock members 9, and the said base plates or chairs and block membersare locked in their respective places through the agency of key members10, after said base plates or chairs 4, and,block members 9, shall havebeen adjusted into their respective positions. The blocks 9 are insertedfrom the central recess of the tie into the chambers 11 into theirnormally fixed position after the base plates or chairs 4, have beenadjusted into the recesses 2. These blocks 9, can be made of iron, steelor wood as the case may be. I prefer the use of wood inasmuch as thismaterial will lend a resiliency to the rail not afforded by a more rigidmaterial and as the blocks are minor portions of the tie they can beremoved and replaced by others in case of wear or decay. As it isnecessary for reasons well known in railroad engineering to elevatetheroad bed of a railway above the surrounding surface of the ground, itis very often found that this elevation creates a dam for water in wetweather which, unless properly drained, is apt to injure the road bed.To-avoid this difficulty I provide a conduit 12, extending the entirelength of the tie and terminating in an enlarged opening in either endthereof. The water is thereby permitted to pass from one side of thetrack to the other without overflowing the surface of the road bed.

In adjusting my tie to the rails the tie is first slid into positionunder the rails and the base plates or chairs 4, are then'adjusted tothe rails and slid into the recesses 2. In order to adjust the rails tothe base plates or chairs, the lugs 8, are turned on their swiveledbearing until they assume the open position shown in dotted lines inFig.

9. Said rails are then placed in position on the base plates or railchairs and the lugs 8 are again closed to lock against the rails, afterwhich the block members 9, are projected into the hollow chambers 11,and under the base plates or chairs 4:, fitting snugly between the legs5. After this has been done the keys 10, are projected into said hollowchambers, between the abutments 3, and the base plates or chairs 4,registering with the blocks 9, thereby looking the said base plates orchairs 4, and blocks 9, in their respective position. The keys 10, maythen be bent at right angles as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, whichwill obviously retain them in a permanently fixed position.

While I have illustrated my invent-ion in its preferred form in theaccompanying drawings, I do not limit myself to the exact constructionherein shown, but I reserve the right to make such modifications,alterations and changes as may properly come within the scope of myinvention.

' Having described my invention that which I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is- 1. In combination a railway tie, means forrigidly supporting rails thereon, said means consisting of substantiallysquare base plates having recessed surfaces adapted to conform to thebottom flanges of the rails, four legs depending from the corners ofeach base plate, lugs rigidly mounted thereon adapted to engage andrigidly support said flanges and sides of said rails, blocks adapted tosupport said base plates in adjusted position, and transversely disposedkeys adaptedto lock said blocks and said base plates inoperativerelation to said tie.

2. In combination a railway tie having oppositely disposed recessestherein, integral lugs projecting partially over and partly closing thetop of said recesses, means for rigidly supporting rails on said tie,said means projectable into said recesses and consisting ofsubstantially square base plates having recessed surfaces adapted toconform to the bottom flanges of the rails, four legs depending from thecorners of each base plate, clips rigidly mounted thereon adapted torigidly engage said flanges and sides of said rails, blocks adapted tosupport said base plates in adjusted position and transversely disposedkeys adapted to lock said blocks and said base plates in operativerelation to said tie.

3. In combination a railway tie having oppositely disposed recessestherein, integral lugs projecting partially over and partly closing thetop of said recesses, hollow chambers in said tie blocks adapted to bepro jected into said recesses, means for rigidly supporting rails onsaid tie, said means projecting into said recesses and consisting ofsubstantially square base plates or chairs having recesses adapted toconform to the bottom flanges of the rails, four legs depend ing fromthe corners of each base plate or chair, lugs rigidly mounted on the topsurface of said base plate, adapted to rigidly engage said flanges andsides of said rails, blocks adapted to support said base plates orchairs in adjusted position, and transversely disposed keys adapted tolock said blocks and said base plates or chairs in operative relation tosaid tie.

4:. In combination a railway tie having oppositely disposed recessesthere-in; integral lugs or abutments projecting partially over andpartly closing the top of said recesses, hollow chambers in said tie, aconduit beneath said hollow chambers extending the entire length of thetie and open at either end thereof for the intake and discharge ofwater, means for rigidly supporting rails on said tie, said meansconsisting of substantially square base plates or chairs having recessedsurfaces adapted to conform to the bot-tom flanges of the rails, fourlegs depending from the corners of each base plate, lugs rigidly mountedon the top surface of said base plates or chairs adapted to rigidlyengage said flanges and sides of said rails, blocks adapted to supportsaid base plates or chairs in adjusted position, and transverselydisposed'keys adapted to lock said blocks and said base plates or chairsin operative relation to said tie.

5. In combination a railway tie having oppositely disposed recessestherein, integral lugs or abutments projecting partially over and partlyclosing the top of said recesses, said lugs provided with jaws adaptedto receive and hold in a normally locked position rail supporting clips,hollow chambers in said tie communicating respectively with saidrecesses, a conduit beneath said hollow chambers extending the entirelength of the tie and open at either end thereof for the intake anddischarge of water, means for rigidly supporting rails on said tie, saidmeans consisting of substantially square base plates or rail chairs,having recessed surfaces and adapted to conform to the bottom flanges ofsaid rails, legs de ending from the fourcorners of said base p. ates orchairs, lugs swivelly mounted on the top surface of said base plates orrail chairs, adapted to engage and rigidly support said flanges andsides of said rails, said lugs adapted to enter said jaws and be lockedthereto in a normally fixed position, blocks adapted to support saidbase plates or rail chairs in adjusted position and transverselydisposed keys adapted to lock said blocks and said base plates or railchairs in operative relation to said tie.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SHOUBEL C. TURNER. Witnesses:

Gno. D. HEA'roN, R. K. PETTY.

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